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Trump ups trade pressure on Canada, Mexico; senior Republicans urge rethink

Trump said Canada and Mexico could avoid planned steel and aluminum tariffs if they ceded ground in talks on a new NAFTA trade deal.

Reuters | March 5, 2018 | 10:28 am

China’s staggering demand for commodities

It’s said that in China, a new skyscraper is built every five days.

Visual Capitalist | March 2, 2018 | 2:24 pm

Trump sours flagging NAFTA talks with steel trade war threats

Canada, the biggest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States, quickly pledged to retaliate if necessary.

Reuters | March 2, 2018 | 2:03 pm

Trump defiant after criticism of steel and aluminium tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump struck a defiant tone on Friday, saying trade wars were good and easy to win, after his plan to put tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium triggered global criticism and a slide in world stock markets.

Reuters | March 2, 2018 | 5:30 am

Trump says US to impose tariffs on steel, aluminum imports

China has indicated it could retaliate against US steel tariffs by targeting imports of US agricultural commodities.

Reuters | March 1, 2018 | 10:35 am

Norsk Hydro to buy Rio Tinto aluminum assets for $345 million

The proposed acquisition also includes an offer for Rio’s 53% stake in the Aluchemie anode plant in the Netherlands and its 50% share in the Alufluor aluminum fluoride plant in Sweden.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2018 | 5:55 am

Century Aluminum CEO: will recall workers if Trump imposes tariffs

The Commerce Department last week revealed its import restriction options for Trump, including a 7.7% global aluminum tariff on products from all countries.

Reuters | February 23, 2018 | 11:18 am

Toyota to make cheaper electric motors by halving use of rare earths

Asia’s No.1 carmaker has developed a magnet that reduces dependence on neodymium, a key rare earth metal used in the world’s most powerful batteries for electric vehicles.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2018 | 3:21 am

Moody’s bullish on base metals, US steel

Base metals should continue to do well in 2018 along with the US steel industry, though American coal will continue to lose ground to natural gas.

MINING.com Editor | February 18, 2018 | 8:05 pm

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